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EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF GAUNTLETS – BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM AMES

EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF GAUNTLETS – BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM AMES

The career of Brigadier General William Ames is an interesting one. At 19, he enlisted in June of 1861 and commissioned as a 1st Lt. of Co. D, 2nd Rhode Island Infantry.  Less than a year later, in… (490-7154) SOLD. Learn More »

UNION SOLDIER LETTER—PRIVATE BENJAMIN J. HALEY, 3RD MAINE INFANTRY

UNION SOLDIER LETTER—PRIVATE BENJAMIN J. HALEY, 3RD MAINE INFANTRY

Dated “3rd Maine Brandy Station April 9 1864.” Addressed to “Dear Hulda”. Four pages in ink, 5” x 8, on lined paper. Exhibits slight chip along lower margin. Else VG. Text: “….I am real… (1179-1694) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WESTERN CS BELT PLATE

EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WESTERN CS BELT PLATE

This is one of the rarest belt plates of the Confederacy. Made of solid cast brass, this plate is referred to as the "Spun Hooks” variety of the Solid Cast CS.  It takes its name from having been… (1202-258) SOLD. Learn More »

REMINGTON .44 CALIBER NEW MODEL ARMY REVOLVER

REMINGTON .44 CALIBER NEW MODEL ARMY REVOLVER

Remington was one of the principal cavalry sidearms of the Civil War and the dominant one in U.S. purchases starting in 1864. This Remington New Model Army .44 Caliber Revolver is serial numbered… (1256-193) SOLD. Learn More »

SUPERB M1858 NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH COVER, SLING, AND STOPPER!

SUPERB M1858 NEW YORK DEPOT CANTEEN WITH COVER, SLING, AND STOPPER!

This excellent smooth sided canteen was manufactured by the New York Depot and comes with the original cotton drill sling, jean cloth cover, and cork stopper. This style of canteen is among the most… (2023-128) SOLD. Learn More »

RARE IDENTIFIED REGULATION CIVIL WAR NAVAL OFFICER'S CAP

RARE IDENTIFIED REGULATION CIVIL WAR NAVAL OFFICER'S CAP

This example made of navy-blue broad cloth is a Model 1852 but one that conforms to the modified versions of 1862 that becoming more "Pill Box" in form rather than the "Wheel Hat" puffier crown type.… (88-198) SOLD. Learn More »

NEBUCHADNEZZSAR’S FAULT AND FALL—A SERMON PREACHED AT GRACE CHURCH, CHARLESTON, S.C….17TH OF FEBRUARY, 1861

NEBUCHADNEZZSAR’S FAULT AND FALL—A SERMON PREACHED AT GRACE CHURCH, CHARLESTON, S.C….17TH OF FEBRUARY, 1861

Published by A.J. Burke, Charleston, 186114 pp. In pale green wraps. Exhibits light wear and soling, w/upper quarter of front cover sliced off. One minor interior textual tear. Else VG. A scion of the… (1179-1723) SOLD. Learn More »

$75.00
SOLD

U.S.A. HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT BOTTLE

U.S.A. HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT BOTTLE

Here is a great example of a U.S. A. Hospital Department bottle in a light aqua color. The bottle measures 8 inches tall and is 3 inches in diameter. An embossed “U.S.A. HOSP. DEPT” is front and… (1256-133) SOLD. Learn More »

HARPER’S WEEKLY [VICKSBURG--GETTYSBURG CONTENT]—AUGUST 8, 1863

HARPER’S WEEKLY [VICKSBURG--GETTYSBURG CONTENT]—AUGUST 8, 1863

Vol. VII,--No. 343. 16 pp. [492-512], 15” x 11, 4 columns w/ numerous illustrations & cartoons. Slight chipping along left margins, else fine. Front page features story of the surrender of… (557-204) SOLD. Learn More »

BLADE SIGHT FOR 12-PDR FIELD GUN

BLADE SIGHT FOR 12-PDR FIELD GUN

This is a great piece of Civil War artillery history. It is an original front blade sight for a Civil War cannon. This measures 1.75” tall and is threaded at the bottom. One side of the sight is… (2024-2341) SOLD. Learn More »

RARE AND EXCELLENT CIVIL WAR MEDICAL INSIGNIA

RARE AND EXCELLENT CIVIL WAR MEDICAL INSIGNIA

This rectangular hospital steward insignia is made of green wool cut in a slanted fashion with an indigo dyed broadcloth backing, differing favorably in quality from many period examples that used an… (490-7131) SOLD. Learn More »

WONDERFUL GETTYSBURG RECOVERED CS SPHERICAL SHOT – DEVIL’S DEN; EX-AL FLICKINGER COLLECTION

WONDERFUL GETTYSBURG RECOVERED CS SPHERICAL SHOT – DEVIL’S DEN; EX-AL FLICKINGER COLLECTION

This spherical shot was recovered in the fields just below Devil’s Den, which hosted the attack of Hood’s Division. Weighing at a correct 6lbs and measuring 3.67”, this artillery round has been… (2024-1985) SOLD. Learn More »

LINCOLN FUNERAL ADDRESS—DELIVERED AT THE BURIAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SPRINGFIELD, ILL., MAY 4, 1865

LINCOLN FUNERAL ADDRESS—DELIVERED AT THE BURIAL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SPRINGFIELD, ILL., MAY 4, 1865

By Rev. Matthew D. Simpson. Published by Carleton & Porter, New York. 1865. 21 pp. Wraps. Slight chipping along spine, rear covered detached. A fine Lincoln collectible, the very funeral address… (1179-1763) SOLD. Learn More »

PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN MOURNING COVER / ENVELOPE

PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN MOURNING COVER / ENVELOPE

Unused postal envelope measuring 5 ½” x 3 ½”.  Features black border with a representation of Lincoln at left. The reverse has a black border along the edges of the flaps.  Overall very fine… (1179-1757) SOLD. Learn More »

$40.00
SOLD

M1855 SOCKET BAYONET BY AMOSKEAG

M1855 SOCKET BAYONET BY AMOSKEAG

Due to the increase in arms production during the Civil War, Springfield Amory reached out to various independent contractors.  Many contractors did not have any identifying marks.  However, the… (1263-34) SOLD. Learn More »

VERY FINE M1860 CAVALRY SABER & SCABBARD BY MANSFIELD & LAMB, DATED 1864

VERY FINE M1860 CAVALRY SABER & SCABBARD BY MANSFIELD & LAMB, DATED 1864

The weapon is a Model 1860 Light Cavalry saber. Considered a lighter, more maneuverable weapon than its predecessor the Model 1840 “Wristbreaker”. The blade measures 35” long with a 27” long… (299-14) SOLD. Learn More »

NON-DUG MODEL 1859 CAVALRY SPUR WITH STRAP, BUCKLE, AND ROWEL

NON-DUG MODEL 1859 CAVALRY SPUR WITH STRAP, BUCKLE, AND ROWEL

Offered here is a single non-dug U.S. Model 1859 brass spur. This is the “gutter back” variety with no other ornamentation. The rowel is clean and spins freely. Leather strap shows wear but… (1256-48) SOLD. Learn More »

GWYN & CAMPBELL CARBINE

GWYN & CAMPBELL CARBINE

Here is a Type III Gwyn & Campbell carbine. One of some 4,000200 carbines produced, the .52 caliber, percussion breech-loading Gwyn & Campbell carbine was the invention of businessmen Edward… (864-13) SOLD. Learn More »

SIGNED CDV OF CAPTAIN SMITH GREENE BLYTHE – 1ST NJ - WIA AT 2nd FREDERICKSBURG, WILDERNESS!

SIGNED CDV OF CAPTAIN SMITH GREENE BLYTHE – 1ST NJ - WIA AT 2nd FREDERICKSBURG, WILDERNESS!

Born in Cranberry, New Jersey on November 6th, 1841, Smith Green Blythe enlisted on May 22nd, 1861 as a Sergeant in Company D, 1st New Jersey Infantry. According to official records, Blythe was… (2024-1817) SOLD. Learn More »

CDV OF CAPTAIN JOHN SUMMERHAYES - 20TH MASS INFANTRY - HARVARD REGIMENT!

CDV OF CAPTAIN JOHN SUMMERHAYES - 20TH MASS INFANTRY - HARVARD REGIMENT!

Wonderful Carte de Visite photograph of John Wyer Summerhayes of Nantucket, Massachusetts, featuring a possible signature.  He was 25 when he enlisted on September 9th, 1861.  From there he… (2024-1816) SOLD. Learn More »


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SCARCE NEW MODEL 1865 SHARPS STILL IN PERCUSSION NEAR FACTORY NEW

There are no appreciable differences between the NM1863 and NM1865 Sharps other than the stamped model designation by the company, and its occasional absence, which some have speculated was due to worn out or broken old dies, or was a marketing ploy… (490-2531). Learn More »

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